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$65M Settlement Proposed in New York Polluted Water Lawsuit

Plaintiffs in a federal class action lawsuit could get payments and medical monitoring as part of a proposed $65.25 million settlement with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village. The Times Union …

Jury Finds Texas Pipeline Company Guilty in 2015 California Oil Spill

A California jury has found the Houston-based Plains All American Pipeline company guilty on criminal charges of fouling state waters and harming wildlife in a major oil spill three years ago along the Pacific shoreline near Santa Barbara. The verdict …

Federal Suit Filed by Former Employees of Indiana-Based ITT Tech Institute

Two employees laid off by the parent company of Indiana-based for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute have filed a lawsuit claiming the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice. Allen Federman, a business analyst at ITT Educational …